Chapter 43 No, She is not Sophia, She is Scarlett

Scarlett had some personal matters to attend to, so Sophia couldn't stay long. She just picked up a piece of jewelry Scarlett liked as a thank you gift and left.

The moment she boarded the flying ship, a series of announcements rang in her mind.

[Luck Value +10]

[Lifespan +1]

[Remaining lifespan: 50 days]

As the announcement faded, another slightly gloomy voice rang out: "Idiot! You shouldn't have come! Holst caused an injury, so you need to clean up the mess. That way, you can better absorb her luck! The more people dislike her, the higher your luck will be. Have you forgotten what I taught you?"

Sophia closed her eyes and leaned back in her chair. Her voice was cold and hoarse, slightly tired. "And then? What are you going to do with her luck points?"

【Then? 】

The voice froze for a moment. [Then you become the emperor! Rule the galaxy!]

[Oh, I see.] Sophia was not interested in this and just brushed it off.

Sophia!

The voice could hear Sophia's perfunctory tone, and she shouted coldly: "Don't forget! Your mother risked her life to exchange you for Scarlett. If I hadn't helped her, you would have died long ago! How could you have enjoyed all these years of wealth and glory, second only to the emperor and above everyone else?"

[Yes, if you hadn’t helped her, I would have died long ago.]

Sophia mechanically repeated the voice's words, the rising end of her voice tinged with sarcasm, a questioning and interrogation: "You said this is the world of a book, and I'm the protagonist. Have you ever seen a protagonist who's a thief? Do they need to constantly steal to prove themselves?"

This voice has been with Sophia since she became conscious.

It said it was called the System, and it could give her power beyond cognition as long as she did what it said.

She was a baby at the time and didn't understand what the voice called "system" meant.

Until one day.

She covered her eyes with a rag, then opened it again. She entered a magnificent world. A beautiful female, covered in jewels and jade, embraced her, kissed her, and hugged her, murmuring, "Sophia, my daughter, you're frightened. It's all your fault. I couldn't protect you. I'm sorry."

Sophia?

No.

She's not, she's Scarlett.

Her mother was not the beautiful female in front of her.

Her mother was very old, with wrinkles all over her face. Her gray eyes were filled with a gloom that could never be dispelled. Sometimes she was filled with tears, sometimes with a smile.

Only when I stroked her cheek would the haze dissipate a little, because her mother was crying, crying for her.

She had severe rickets and was given only a few months to live.

They were slaves in the slums, with no ability or qualifications for treatment. They could only choose a quiet place to wait for death like other slaves.

The little girl thought of her mother and waved her hands to avoid the female's caress.

Ear.

The voice that had accompanied her for several days jumped out.

System: [From now on, you are Sophia. As long as you stay by Catherine's side, your life will be extended, and your mother will be healthy and free from slavery.]

Escape from slavery.

This is something a slave spends his entire life trying to obtain.

Can she help her mother do it?

At that time, she didn't know what this sentence meant.

My mind is full of only one idea.

She was going to die anyway, so she was happy to be able to do something for her mother.

later.

She stayed by Catherine's side for the long days.

Catherine ascended the throne.

She was canonized as the eldest princess, had her own mansion and fiefdom, and was respected by thousands of people.

The system will provide her with updates and photos of her mother.

My mother was freed from slavery, no longer looked old, and lived in a small but warm house, with a girl of the same age by her side.

She knew who the little girl was.

She also thought about talking to Catherine.

But every time she made up her mind to speak.

The system will say: [Switching the princess is a serious crime. Your mother will die, and it will be a form of slow slicing, the most painful kind.]

The indifferent tone was chilling and frightened her.

She couldn't let her mother die.

Later, the little girl came back.

The system then said: [She is a vicious female supporting character. Her existence will kill many people. You must get rid of her.]

She didn't understand why such a cute and beautiful girl was the vicious female supporting role.

until.

She saw the girl mercilessly whipping slaves, madly torturing servants, and repeatedly hurting people around her.

Everyone was miserable and secretly cursed Scarlett to die quickly.

Moreover, after Scarlett returned, she kept telling the Queen to execute her mother.

She was shaken and began to do things according to the system's arrangements.

Every time she completes those tasks, she will gain some luck points and lifespan.

It seemed as if she could live well as long as she was against Scarlett.

And her mother.

If Scarlett is really a vicious female supporting character, her existence will kill many people. She is willing to go against her and even kill her with her own hands.

but.

Why.

Why did Scarlett suddenly change?

Since the last time she saw Scarlett, she noticed that there was something different in her eyes.

Bright, honest, straightforward, and shining.

Looking at such a pair of eyes.

She couldn't do anything to hurt her.

perhaps.

Without her appearance, Scarlett would have been like this.

[Sophia! I'm talking to you! Are you listening?]

"I'm telling you, if you don't do what I say, your mother! Your children! Including you! Everyone will die!"

【If you die, the world will end! 】

[Do you remember what I told you? You are the protagonist of this world, and your existence is to save this terrible world! You can't act on impulse!]

Seeing that Sophia hadn't responded, the system flew into a rage, and its mouth kept bombarding her tired nerves like a machine gun.

Sophia rubbed her brows, then slowly came to her senses. A clear light flashed through her melancholic eyes, and she asked, "If my existence is to save the world, then isn't Scarlett a part of it?"

The system fell silent.

But he didn't remain silent for long, and when he spoke again, he was even more furious: "Stupid, stupid, stupid!!! Do you know what you're doing now? Saint! Indecisive! Acting on impulse! Do you know this will get you killed! If she becomes emperor, do you know how many people will die?!"

Sophia: [If she really becomes emperor, I will become her maid and assist her in governing the country.]

The system was stunned and furious: [Idiot, idiot, idiot!]

[Stupid stupid stupid stupid! ]

[You damned saint! You won't learn no matter how hard I try! Are you trying to piss me off to death?!]

[Without her luck, you will die soon. Have you forgotten? You only have 50 days left to live!]

Sophia said nothing, opened her eyes and looked out the window.

She arrived at the Yersei Palace.

Her beast husband was waiting for her outside the flying ship, holding the child.

The system sensed Sophia's emotional fluctuations and immediately switched tactics, appealing to her emotions and reasoning: "Look at how handsome your beastly husband is, and how adorable your children are. Can you bear to watch them die with you?"

The system pulled up a photo of Sophia's mother: [And your mother, she's only fifty years old, in the prime of her life. Could you bear to see her executed by the Empress? Sophia, you must remain calm, for their sake, and for your own.]

Sophia seemed to be persuaded. She stared out the window and pondered for a long time, with a struggle in her eyes.

After a while, she nodded.

Know what to do next.

The system breathed a sigh of relief: [That's right. You are the future emperor, so don't act on impulse.]

(End of this chapter)